Why is punishment in the U.S. sanctions done by the criminal court? Is criminal justice the best choice to control crime

Females in the Juvenile Justice System **Barrett, D.; Ju, S.; Katsiyannis, A.; & Zhang, D. (2015). Females in the Juvenile Justice System: Influences on Delinquency and Recidivism. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 24(2), p. 427-433. Question #1: “Despite the increasing rates of female juvenile delinquency, particularly for crimes traditionally associated with males, addressing the needs of females in the juvenile system has been a persistent challenge (Boesky 2002; Quinn et al. 2005; Teplin et al. 2002). The American Bar Association and National Bar Association Report (2001) have concluded that there is a critical lack of prevention, diversion, and treatment alternatives for girls in the juvenile justice system.” (Barrett, D.; Ju, S.; Katsiyannis, A.; & Zhang, D. (2015). What prevention methods, diversion, and/or treatment alternatives do you believe should be made to help girls in the juvenile justice system? Question #2: Although the study was able to show that more than 60% of female delinquents who were diagnosed with mental health, and others who were placed in CPS or were victims of child maltreatment, were more likely to end up in the juvenile justice system, there were many limitations to the study. How would you alter the study to determine if there was a direct causal effect of mental illness on delinquency, or what would you do differently to avoid an inaccurate analysis? Mauer, M. Race, Class and the Development of Criminal Justice Policy Ques. # 1 What is Mauer’s argument on the issue of discrimination in the criminal justice system? why the treatment for minority youth different in the criminal justice system? Ques. # 2 Why is punishment in the U.S. sanctions done by the criminal court? Is criminal justice the best choice to control crime